Christelle Morançais
{{short description|French politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Christelle Morançais
|image = Photo de CM (cropped).png
|office = President of the Regional Council of Pays de la Loire
|term_start = 19 October 2017
|term_end =
|predecessor = Bruno Retailleau
|successor =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|1|28|df=y}}
|birth_place = Le Mans, France
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = UMP (2002-2015)
LR (2015-2022)
Horizons (since 2024)
|spouse =
|children = 2
|education = University of Clermont-Ferrand
}}
Christelle Morançais ({{IPA|fr|kʁistɛl mɔʁɑ̃sɛ}}; born 28 January 1975) is a French politician of the Horizons party who has been serving as the Regional Council President for the Pays de la Loire region since 2017.
Early career
A graduate of a business school, Morançais worked for twenty years in real estate. Together with her husband, she eventually founded the real estate company MegAgence in 2009.Yan Gauchard (20 October 2017), [https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2017/10/20/christelle-morancais-lr-premiere-presidente-de-la-region-des-pays-de-la-loire_5203834_823448.html L’ascension fulgurante de Christelle Morançais, première présidente de la région des Pays de la Loire] Le Monde.
Political career
Morançais was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement and later the Republicans (LR) from 2015. In 2018, she was appointed to the shadow cabinet of LR leader Laurent Wauquiez.Olivier Faye (21 November 2018), [https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2018/11/21/contre-le-gouvernement-laurent-wauquiez-devoile-le-shadow-cabinet-de-lr_5386628_823448.html Laurent Wauquiez dévoile (enfin) son « shadow cabinet »] Le Monde. From 2019, she served as deputy chair of LR under the leadership of Christian Jacob.Christophe Forcari (24 October 2019), [https://www.liberation.fr/france/2019/10/24/l-equipe-jacob-nommee-lr-en-ordre-de-marche_1759313/ Droite: L'équipe Jacob nommée, LR en ordre de marche] Libération.
In December 2021, Morançais became one of the six spokespersons for the LR candidate for the 2022 presidential election, Valérie Pécresse.Pierre-Alain Furbury (4 January 2022), [https://www.lesechos.fr/amp/1376606 Présidentielle 2022 : comment Valérie Pécresse veut faire campagne] Les Echos. After Pécresse dropped out of the race, Morançais endorsed Emmanuel Macron.Marion Mourgue (2 September 2022), [https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/christelle-morancais-officialise-son-depart-des-republicains-20220902 Christelle Morançais officialise son départ des Républicains] Le Figaro.
Morançais left the Republicans in late 2022 and instead joined Horizons in 2024.[https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/ex-lr-et-presidente-des-pays-de-la-loire-christelle-morancais-rejoint-edouard-philippe-20240211 Ex-LR et présidente des Pays de la Loire, Christelle Morançais rejoint Edouard Philippe] Le Figaro, 11 February 2024.
References
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Category:Presidents of the Regional Council of Pays de la Loire
Category:The Republicans (France) politicians
Category:Politicians from Pays de la Loire
Category:Presidents of French regions and overseas collectivities
Category:21st-century French women politicians
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